Striker plate



Vthe head of the latch bolt.

Patented .hay 3i, i923.

f Y UN-iransraras i tassa @Per err*@Frm-f SAMUEL D. BUTTERWORTH, or LANsrivefr/rrorirean. Y

STRIKER PLATE.

`.Al'bplication led February 20, 1922'. Serial No. 537,787. l i

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This invention relates lto lock strikers.l It f is the object of A,the invention to provideY an adjustable lock striker which may be easily adjusted to compensate-'for achange of posi'- tion of the door due to Vshrinkage'orother defects. The strikerisdalso useful inaiding the carpenter fin setting the striker socket into proper position with respect to It isla well known fact that the ystrikers of doors are very troublesome Vin ordinary house. construction. A great many of the doors do not close at all and others jar open on the least provocation. This is largely due` to detects in the setting of the Vstrikers or dueto shrinkage of theV door and often duey to change of position of the door and the hinge.

It is the aim of the present invention to provide a striker which can be made at a minimum cost and which can beeasily adjusted by anyone with the aidrofa-screw` driver. v

In the drawingsfe Fig. l is a perspective of the striker attached to the door post. Y' Y F ig.l 2 is a vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. y

Fig. 8 is a cross section of Fig. 2. e

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

A mortise is cut in the door post and at the top and bottom of this mortise are placed a pair of metal Z bar seats a, a. One bar Vo the Z is countersunk into the post and secured thereto by a wood screw b. The other on the line 3--3 Vbar of the Z forms a seat for the keeper plate c. Each seat is bored and tapped for three screw holes. lThe two outside screw holes take the spacing screws ,7a. which have Vshouldered heads arranged to engage the counterbored holes z' bored in the back of the keeper plate c. The center screw hole takes the clamping screw Vf which has a head engaging a countersunk portion so as tobear against the outside of the keeper plate. The

reduced slotted heads of the spacing screws protrude through the keeper plate and their outside faces face.

are nflush with the' keeper platel Obviouslyv by loose-ning the-clamping screw f either spacing screw may be turned in or out. When the correctspacing.,has

been secured the clampingscrew mayyhe tightened vand the adjustment of the strikerkeeper plate thus m'aintainedr` It the lock striker is `away .foif inr position either end may beseparately adjusted or positioned bytaking orf the Z bar seat and y. l

either cutting themortise'deeper or putting V in ashim, such asa the like. What I claim is: 'i

piece of' cardboard or l. A striker plate,l having .inf combination, .l a pair of seats, a keeper plate bridgingV the gap between the seats, and adjustable means on the outside thereof in connection with Aeach seat for advancing the socket portion more or less awayfrom the seats. l

2. A striker plate, having in combination, ai; pair of seats, a keeper platelengaging the]v seats, `shouldered spacing-screws screwed into the seats said shoulders engaging the back l of the keeper plate, and clamping screws en-V gaging the face of the keeper plate.v

3. A striker'plate, having in combination, a pair of Z bar seats, meansrfor securing the same to the door post, a keeper plate, shoulv dered spacing screws screwed into the seats said shoulders engaging the backv of the 'keeper plate, and clamping screwsjengagingthe outside of thekeeper plateand screwing.

into the Z bar seats. Y

4. A striker plate, having in combination.y

a pairY of Z bar seats countersunk into the doork post, a keeper plate placedbe? tween the backs of the Z bars, and means Vfor advancing the keeper platemore or less with respectfto the Z ybar seats, without di sl assembling the same.

54A striker plate, having in combina,-v` tion, a `pair of Z bar seats, a' vkeeper plate,

arranged to be supportedY adjacent said seats, spaclng screws screwing into said ing screws screwed into the seats and hav- `seats and having slotted shouldered heads, the shoulderl engaging the back. of the 10!!v` ing heads yengaging y'the lface of the keeper plate. j .n Y 6. A striker plate, having in' combina tion, a pair of Z bar seats, a keeperv plate K'- arranged to be supported adj acentjsaidA seats having counterbored holes therein spacing screvvsf` screivin'g into said seats and each having an enlarged central portion 'forming a `shoulder and an elongated head with a slotted face said' shoulder engaging the faceV of the eounterbore in the keeper plate and the elongated end extending thru said hole vadjustable from the outside of said keeper plate Jfor spacing said keeper' plate with respect to said seat plates, and clamping means adjustable from the outside. of said keeper plate Yfor clamping said.V keeper plate to said'. seat plates. n

S.' A striker plate, having in combination a pair of seats, a keeper plate engaging the seats, and, bridging `the gap between the seats,- spacing screws screwed into the seats,

provided Withadjustable means on the out side thereof for advancing the keeper Jlate more or lesstoivard the seat portion, and clamping screws adjustable from the outside of said: keeper plate "for clamping said keeper plate to said seat plates.

9. A striker plate, having in combina tion a pair of Z bar 'seats, means for se curing the same to the door post, a keeperplate, spacing` screws screwed into the seats, adjustable from the outside oi said keeper plate, engaging the back or". the keeper. plate and clamping` screws engagingv the outside of the keeper plate and screwinginto the Z bar seats.

l0. A striker plate, having in combina tion, a seating portion, a keeper portion, shouldered spacing sereivs screiifed into the seating portion, said shoulders engaging the back of the keeper portion, and clamping'screivs engaging the face of the keeper portion. y

In testimony whereof l aflix my signasaMUnil n. BUTTnai/vonrn. 

